Oxford Instruments (OXIG) Competitors GBX 1,822 -30.00 (-1.62%) As of 09/12/2025 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock OXIG vs. IQE, NANO, SXS, DARK, SCT, SOPH, CCC, RSW, NETW, and MCROShould you be buying Oxford Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Instruments include IQE (IQE), Nanoco Group (NANO), Spectris (SXS), Darktrace (DARK), Softcat (SCT), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Computacenter (CCC), Renishaw (RSW), Network International (NETW), and Micro Focus International (MCRO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Oxford Instruments vs. Its Competitors IQE Nanoco Group Spectris Darktrace Softcat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Computacenter Renishaw Network International Micro Focus International IQE (LON:IQE) and Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, IQE or OXIG? Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIQE£118.03M0.62-£23.85M-£0.04-189.39Oxford Instruments£500.60M2.08£50.60M£0.444,112.87 Is IQE or OXIG more profitable? Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 14.14% beat IQE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IQE-17.89% -14.21% -3.31% Oxford Instruments 10.78%14.14%6.47% Does the media refer more to IQE or OXIG? In the previous week, IQE had 26 more articles in the media than Oxford Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for IQE and 7 mentions for Oxford Instruments. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat IQE's score of 0.19 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IQE 1 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oxford Instruments 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, IQE or OXIG? IQE has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer IQE or OXIG? IQE presently has a consensus price target of GBX 20, suggesting a potential upside of 166.67%. Oxford Instruments has a consensus price target of GBX 1,731.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Given IQE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IQE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Oxford Instruments 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IQE or OXIG? 52.0% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of IQE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryOxford Instruments beats IQE on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OXIG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OXIG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOxford InstrumentsSemiconductor Equipment & Materials IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.06B£409.83M£31.22B£2.58BDividend Yield1.20%3.85%3.16%5.30%P/E Ratio4,112.87418.42439.725,410.94Price / Sales2.0879.942,033.4496,613.70Price / Cash10.6614.4636.9427.93Price / Book2.883.467.247.77Net Income£50.60M£4.66M£808.32M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.65%0.10%3.57%6.51%1 Month Performance-0.55%-2.36%4.71%55.22%1 Year Performance-17.37%-33.63%24,377.12%154.12% Oxford Instruments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OXIGOxford Instruments1.5656 of 5 starsGBX 1,822-1.6%GBX 1,731.67-5.0%-17.4%£1.06B£500.60M4,112.872,000News CoverageInsider TradeGap UpIQEIQE2.2774 of 5 starsGBX 7.80flatGBX 20+156.4%-61.7%£75.76M£118.03M-196.97577News CoverageNANONanoco GroupN/AGBX 11flatN/A+0.0%£19.89M£7.37M-733.3346News CoveragePositive NewsSXSSpectris1.1881 of 5 starsGBX 4,096flatGBX 3,573.50-12.8%+43.8%£4.07B£1.35B7,111.117,266Positive NewsDARKDarktraceN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.69B£616.47M4,436.922,300SCTSoftcat2.1321 of 5 starsGBX 1,624-0.5%GBX 1,813.80+11.7%+7.5%£3.24B£1.04B2,598.402,315News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520CCCComputacenter2.1844 of 5 starsGBX 2,358-2.3%GBX 2,775+17.7%-7.1%£2.47B£6.96B1,542.1820,022News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpRSWRenishaw1.4137 of 5 starsGBX 3,216.05-0.3%GBX 3,620+12.6%-4.7%£2.34B£702.21M2,394.685,166NETWNetwork InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13B£490.13M4,437.782,133Positive NewsMCROMicro Focus InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.80B£2.74B-5.1711,355High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IQE Competitors Nanoco Group Competitors Spectris Competitors Darktrace Competitors Softcat Competitors Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Competitors Computacenter Competitors Renishaw Competitors Network International Competitors Micro Focus International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:OXIG) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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